Pakistan Interior Minister: Islamabad Suicide Attack Planned in Afghanistan, All Suspects Arrested, Funding Traced to India

Islamabad, February 7, 2026 – Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed that the planning and training for Friday’s deadly suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad’s Tarlai area were entirely carried out in Afghanistan by Daesh Khorasan (ISIS-K).
Addressing a press conference, Naqvi stated that the mastermind — an Afghan national linked to the banned militant group — is now in custody. He confirmed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other security agencies conducted coordinated operations, resulting in the arrest of all individuals connected to the attack.
Raids in Peshawar and Nowshera led to the detentions, during which one security official was martyred and several others injured.
The minister further alleged that India is fully funding these terrorist activities. According to Naqvi, India provides targets to militant groups and has significantly increased its financial support. He claimed that payments to operatives have risen from $500 to $1,500 per individual, and that India tripled its “terror budget” following what he described as its defeat in the May “Marka-e-Haq” conflict.
Naqvi asserted: “All funding comes from India. They provide the targets and plan everything from behind the scenes.” He added that once other countries feel the pain of such activities, they too will raise their voice against India, and eventually the world will question its role.
The attack, one of the deadliest in Islamabad in recent years, targeted worshippers during Friday prayers. Daesh has claimed responsibility. Pakistani authorities have vowed to continue cracking down on terrorism, emphasizing that the country remains in a state of war against militant networks operating from Afghan soil with external backing.